Monday, November 06, 2017

EN: For my last activity as a JCI member, I gave a talk on my expeditions and introduced KayaClean to the audience. The week 's highlight in Amsterdam was the talk of Kofi Annan and the clean up day on the canals of the city.

Sunday, October 22, 2017

I gave a Friday evening talk about my kayak expeditions and introduced KayaClean. The longer talk on Saturday was about my 3 deserts expedition. I had a fantastic time even if it was raining most of the time.

Sunday, September 03, 2017

EN: I drove from Brussels to Le Conquet (Brest) in France to greet Polish adventurer Alex Doba who finished his 3rd kayak transatlantic in exactly 110 days (16 May - 3 Sept). He was happy to see his friends, team and the warm Welcome of the Bretons. He found a piece of grass to end his trip as to him the concrete of the harbor is not real land. He will be 71 years "young" as he says in a few days.

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

EN: In less than two weeks I'm in Friedrichshafen to visit the fair as usual and this time I'll also be there as official blogger. My aim is to connect, share news about products and interview & Meet Explorers and Adventurers.

Thursday, June 01, 2017

EN: I had a busy day in Paris. An interview at TV5monde and a visit to the exhibition of National Geographics. Then I went to visit my psychology-scientist to discuss the next steps in "Decision taking under stress in extreme environment" and ended the evening with the presentation of the expedition ADAPTATION of Christian Clot where my friend Jeremy Roumian (Outdoor shop Tribu Outdoor) is leading the operations. Happy to catch up a bit with adventurers / friends.

Saturday, May 20, 2017

EN: For my third TEDx talk, this on in Liège, I spoke in French about how we should think when setting goals and aim higher. I opened my talk with Mount Everest and described what I learnt during the three deserts I crossed.

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

EN: I went to see the adventure and scientific conference about the expedition of Dr. Denis Samyn. He was joined by Richard Mardens to shoot photos and film in the Rwenzori Mountains at the border of Uganda and Congo.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

EN: Belgian trail runner Karel Sabbe beat the speed record of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), 4227km in 52 days 8 hours and 25 minutes. I asked him and he agreed it would be possible to run it under the 50 days mark.

Saturday, March 25, 2017

EN: For the first time since I'm a Fellow of the Explorers Club, I went to the 113th ECAD -Explorers Club Annual Dinner- in New York on Ellis Island. I met with very interesting explorers and ate unusual cooked meals done by the chef.

Among others, I met briefly with Ran Fiennes or Captain Paul Watson.

Met people who inspire me like Sylvia Earle or Don Walsh. Also happy to re-connect with Bertrand Piccard.

Tuesday, February 07, 2017

EN: An international jury (not all on the photo) has selected me to win the prestigious award of "European Adventurer of the Year 2016". I'm proud of this recognition and of course I'll continue doing breakthrough expeditions in the coming years. This was at ISPO 2017.

Sunday, January 22, 2017

EN: I went this weekend at the adventure travel show for the 4th time and seconde time speaking. I've met with a few adventurer-friends and made new ones. I was very surprised and happy to meet Edurne Pasaban. We had a quick chat and are surely on the same wave.